Miles update!

Well it is not officially the end of the month and I am not sure how many miles we will get done today however I wanted to update you on our progress. I personally didn't get as many as I would have liked to get but I didn't start till around Jan 11th either (I wasn't feeling to good the first part of the month). Plus I have thrown in some Turbo Jam and Chalean Extreme workouts and I don't count those days as any miles :) Next month I hope to get... I don't know around 10 miles more or so...stay tuned for end of month Feb. update to see how I did!

Cassie=33.25 miles done / 466.75 miles to go!
Cory=22.75 miles done / 477.25 miles to go!

P.S. I have an advantage over Cory since I workout on my lunch break :) Otherwise I am sure he would be way ahead of me!

Big Weigh In

Drum roll please!!!!!!!!!!



TOMORROW IS MY BIG WEIGH IN...BOO I HOPE I LOST SOME WEIGHT SO I CAN HAVE MORE FOOD AND LESS CARROTS ;( (THIS IS KRAMER BY THE WAY IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW)

HOW I HAVE TO WORK FOR MORE FOOD....

FIRST I GO FOR CUTENESS...



THEN I PUT MY POUT FACE ON



THEN I DEMAND FOR SOME FOOD!! (IMAGINE LOUD BARKING)



THEN MY DADDY HAS TO TELL ME I CAN'T HAVE NO FOOD BECAUSE MY BEHIND IS RATHER LARGE ;( BOO IT IS SO HARD BEING A KRAMER...




P.S. I DON'T KNOW WHY MY PARENTS TREAT ME LIKE A DOG, I THINK I AM A HUMAN AND I EVEN SIT LIKE ONE.

Healthy eating?

Ugghhh I am craving sweets so bad!



Oh and my life line..chips/salsa



Being good is so hard :)

Amazing..

This machine is amazing... I have steered away from it in the gym the past few weeks and today I thought I would give it a whirl. OMG, it is so hard! I thought it was just a fancy elliptical but apparently it is called an Adaptive Motion Trainer. Wowzers it whooped me a good one :)

My favorite new lunch!

After going to the gym on my lunch hour I am completely starving when I get back to work. My lunches seem to be ok but not really that great since I am being so conscious of what I am eating. Today as I opened my can of soup with no real enthusiasm other then it would stop the hunger pains I never thought I would fall in love with it. But oh my gosh, it is delightful and oh so satisfying.



This Progresso Hearty Tomato is yummo in my book!!

Logging some miles...

Why is it that the elliptical seems like a piece of cake?



And a stationary bike seems so hard???



Let me tell you, there is a world of difference doing one mile on the elliptical compared to one mile on a bike? Hmmm..

Half-Assed Workouts ;)

I love this post by a fellow blogger! I totally agree with her! Plus I have had the cranky face this week too :)

http://www.crankyfitness.com/2010/01/job-worth-doing.html#readmore

Poor Kramer.

I feel so bad for my little fur-butt...or not so little fur-butt according to the vet. A few months ago the vet commented on how Kramer was a little "tubby". Now all us mommies ;) (hehe) know that it not only hurt Kramers feelings, it hurt mine as well. So after that I kinda forgot until others have started mentioning Kmans size and weight :( So, 2 months ago we put Kramer on a diet. Now Kramer hates his diet as much as any other person hates dieting. He is such a drama queen when he wants more food he will cry, bark, throw his bowl, lay in his bowl....you name it he has done it...all in the name of getting some more grub! Well where am I going with this you ask? Well today I went to the vet with Kramer for his shots and I was so excited for Kramer to finally be able to measure his success (the big weigh in). Drum roll please.......................................

Kramer has put on 2 pounds! How is that possible? We have cut back his food 2/3!!! We used to give him almost 9 cups a day and now he only gets 3!!! Poor guy! I stood in the vet astonished... How is this possible?

Our little tubb-ster that we love 2 extra pounds and all :)

Hahahaha

from lefthandedtoons

Accountability

Some may wonder why I am throwing out my personal resolutions on our blog...
Accountability. I am hoping it makes me work just a little harder.


I read alot of fitness blogs to that inspire me and sometimes they even come comment on mine :)

Another goal of mine this year is to get a bit healthier which I assume you know from my 500 mile challenge! Well I also want to do that by eating....so I stumbled upon a great list that I think I can fit into my life style from

www. fitnessnyc.wordpress.com

She has a fabulous blog go check it out! Here is her list she is trying to fit into her lifestyle that I like!

–decrease portions 15-25%

–drink more water

–1 treat meal and 1 treat dessert a week still being mindful of portion size (I am not going to lie...this is going to be hard for me)

–fruits and veggies at every meal

–focus on healthy carbs

-don’t skip meals

-food journal

–keep alcohol in check. She said 3-4 drinks a week or less is fine. For those drinking 6-12 or more, cut 25-50%.

–cut back on processed and artificial foods and sweeteners as much as possible.

–increase exercise by 15 minutes a session or increase intensity

**I already have a head start since I have been keeping a food journal, I have been trying to drink more water and I am trying to eat more fruits and veggies!!

I resolve to...

Well 2010 is here and it is that time to think about what you want for the new year.
I have a huge list of things I want to accomplish this year and I am very hopeful that I will accomplish them before 2011 :) One thing that is on my list this year is, I resolve it get more fit. This is a traditional one for most girls I think :) I decided instead of saying I need to lose x amount of pounds, or I am going to work out every single day in 2010 (ya right) I would try a different approach. Because in the end it is about getting healthier.



So, how am I going to accomplish this? Well my inspiration came from this blog entry from a blogger that I like to read.
http://www.runningfarstrong.blogspot.com



In this blog she said that she ran 1230 miles in 2009! Wow that is a huge accomplishment!! Now, I know better then to think I can start off running over 1,000 miles in a year. However I don't think 500 miles is that out of line. However, I am going to switch it up a bit. I am going to log runs, walks, cycling, stepping, etc. in to my 500 miles. If I go by just running I will never accomplish that because I will get incredibly bored. I have been trying to convince Cory to join me to make it a little more competitive so hopefully I can get him on the bandwagon too!

Now, why am I sharing this you ask? Well I am hoping that if I put it out there and have a somewhat "cheerleading" section it will be a little more motivational. I will be 'checking' in periodically with updates on how many miles I have gone!

Wish me luck!!!